MVC has agreed to take one of the three units at a rent equating to £85 sq ft Zone A. It is also undertaking Phase II where planning consent has been granted for an additional 170,000 sq ft of edge of town retail park. Recent successes in Walsall have given us the confidence to make further acquisitions in the town in the knowledge that there is both strong institutional.

This is the second from Owen Owen store acquired by Chartwell Land recently – the other in Uxbridge has been refurbished and let to Superdrug and JJB Sports. Guardian Properties has let an office suite at Centennial Court, Bracknell, achieving a new rental high for the modern headquarters building of £27.00 per sq ft.
The law offices of Marcus O'Leary have acquired a unit of 121 sq m (1,300 sq ft) on a new three year lease. They join other tenants including Power Integrations Ltd, AMP (UK) Ltd and Magic Software. Chris Carter-Keall of Guardian Properties comments The ability to offer flexible lease terms to growing companies means that many of our tenants are now expanding within the building.

ISS Group Ltd, the UK subsidiary of US Corporation Intemet Security Systems, has acquired ground floor offices comprising 612.5 sq m (6,593 sq ft) on a five year lease at a stepped rental rising to £142,000 per annum in the third year, with 4 months rent free. in March, about the same time the FBI began a bank fraud investigation into conveyancing companies brisbane dealings. Philip Wakeling of Guardian comments We are delighted that Sovereign House is now fully let. The letting to ISS Group Ltd goes against the general trend of companies relocating out of town and further highlights the continuing popularity of Reading town centre.

One of Scotland's leading property investment experts Angus Campbell is returning to the country to join Ryden as an Investment Partner, effective 1 May 1999. Angus, who is returning to the UK from Knight Frank South Africa, was formerly a partner in the Investment Department of Knight Frank in Scotland. With fifteen years of experience in property investment in the UK, Europe and Africa, he will lead Ryden's investment activities in the West of Scotland. We are delighted that he will be joining our strong investment team in Glasgow. Ryden also has investment teams in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Angus Campbell said: Ryden is undoubtedly one of Scotland's leading firms and I am looking forward to joining the Ryden team.

The range and size of deals available in Scotland make it an easy point of entry to the UK market for some overseas buyers.
The Natural World, launches its first Welsh outlet at Queens Arcade, Great Portland Estates PLC's 14,000 sq m (130,000 sq ft) shopping centre in Cardiff.
The Natural World will occupy Unit 35 comprising of 86 sq m (930 sq ft) at a rent of £74,000 per annum on a 15 year lease.This latest deal is the third such 'first for Wales' letting in six weeks at Queens Arcade, with Gateway Computers and Gymboree opening their first Welsh outlets at the centre earlier this year.

Elizabeth Turner, Director, Natural World, commented: Cardiff has been on The Natural World 'shopping list' for many years and due to it's impressive tenant mix and quality brand names which compliment our retail offer, Queens Arcade was the perfect choice to locate our seventeenth UK retail outlet. Maintaining their present offices in Bedford and Milton Keynes, Our team resources at both office locations will be strengthened by pooling the substantial experience and local knowledge from the two firms.